Juan
| Juan アダン Adan | |
| ""The Gym Leader with the beauty of pure water!"" | |
| [[File:File:Juan.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Emerald | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Sootopolis City |
| Region | Hoenn |
| Trainer class | Coordinator, Gym Leader |
| Generation | III |
| Games | Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald |
| Leader of | Sootopolis Gym |
| Badge | Rain Badge |
| Anime debut | The Great Eight Fate! |
| English voice actor | Sean Schemmel |
| Japanese voice actor | Shō Hayami |
Juan (Japanese: アダン Adan) is the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City's Gym, known officially as the Sootopolis Gym, in Pokémon Emerald. He replaced Wallace, his (former) student, who in Emerald was moved up to the position of League Champion, replacing Steven. He gives the Rain Badge to trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon.
In addition to being a Gym Leader, Juan is also an accomplished Coordinator.
In the anime
Juan is quite the celebrity type in anime Sootopolis, putting on shows with his Pokémon. He has many female fans, and is considered very dashing. In addition to being a Gym Leader, he is a former winner of the Grand Festival. He appeared in The Great Eight Fate and Eight Ain't Enough when he battled Ash, who won the Rain Badge after a tough battle.
His Japanese voice actor is 速水奨 Shō Hayami, his English voice actor is Sean Schemmel, his Latin-American Spanish voice actor is César Arias and his Brazilian Portuguese voice actor is Cassius Romero.
Pokémon
This listing is for Juan's Pokémon in the anime.
On hand
 Seaking |
 Sealeo |
 Luvdisc |
 Whiscash |
 Milotic |
At Sootopolis Gym
 Goldeen |
 Wingull |
 Pelipper |
 Staryu (Multiple) |
 Barboach |
 Wailmer |
 Tentacruel (Multiple) |
 Azurill |
 Gorebyss |
 Seadra |
 Corsola |
 Chinchou |
In the games
Pokémon
This listing is for Juan's Pokémon in the Pokémon Emerald. Template:Team
First Rematch
Second Rematch
Third Rematch
Fourth Rematch
In the Pokémon Special manga
Juan was once Wallace's mentor and the Sootopolis Gym Leader. Later, Wallace succeeded him as the Gym Leader after winning the Hoenn Pokémon League. When Hoenn got into the crisis because of the fight between Groudon and Kyogre, Wallace had to take up the place as the Champion and asked Juan to take over as the Gym Leader again.
He was the one who rescued Liza & Tate when they were trapped in Mack's fire illusion in Mt. Pyre, as well as Ruby and Sapphire when they were being blown away by the Groudon's and Kyogre's energy in Sootopolis. He brought all of them to the Mirage Island and requested Liza & Tate to train Ruby and Sapphire about double battle, in order to prepare the two trainers for the final showdown against Groudon and Kyogre. Juan himself also trained Ruby and Sapphire to increase their mental strength, so that they would not be controlled by the two Orbs, as Maxie and Archie had been.
As he had been Wallace's mentor, Ruby respected him right from the beginning and calls him "Great Master" (大師匠, dai shishou).
Juan would sometimes use French phrases like "Bonjour" and "Tres Bien".
Pokémon
This listing is for Juan's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.
| Luvdisc X2 |
 Kingdra |
 Clamperl |
Trivia
- His Japanese Leader title is ダンディな魅惑の水のアーティスト.
- In the anime, Juan's tuft of white hair faces the opposite direction than from his artwork from Pokémon Emerald Artwork.
- Juan's team in the anime is the same team Wallace uses in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アダン Adan | From Adán, the Spanish equivalent of Adam. |
| English | Juan | Possible reference to "Don Juan", a Spanish womanizer; also pronounced similarly to "water" |
| French | Juan | Same as English name. |
| German | Juan | Same as English name. |
| Italian | Rodolfo | Possible reference to the name of a famous seducer (Rodolfo Valentino). |
| Spanish | Galano | Possible derivation from "galan" ("gallant"). |
| Korean | 아단 (Adan) | Transliteration of Adan. |
| Chinese | 亚当 Yǎ Dāng | Refers to Adam; transliteration of Adan. |
References
- Pokémon.com The Great Eight Fate.
- Pokémon.com Eight Ain't Enough.
External links
- Adan's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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